UrsprungFrom Old Swedish hæria, from Old Norse herja, from Proto-Germanic *harjōną. Derived from *harjaz (see här).
- to ravage, to wreak havoc
“Vikingarna härjade längs kusten” — The Vikings ravaged (along) the coast
“ett krigshärjat land” — a war-torn ("war-ravaged") country
“Barnen fick härja fritt” — The children got to run wild ("ravage freely")
Formerhärjar(present) · härjade(preterite) · härjat(supine) · härja(imperative) · härja(active, infinitive) · härjas(infinitive, passive) · härjat(active, supine) · härjats(passive, supine) · härja(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · härjen(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · härjar(active, indicative, present) · härjade(active, indicative, past) · härjas(indicative, passive, present) · härjades(indicative, passive, past) · härja(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · härjade(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · härjas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · härjades(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)